AEIS vs ETN vs UUU Stock Comparison

Advanced Energy Industries, Eaton and DeFi Capital Markets Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ETN Eaton Corp plc
$384.22 -12.7% 1M +1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$152.67B
P/E
39.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.03B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eaton leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Eaton 6, Advanced Energy Industries 4, DeFi Capital Markets 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEISETNUUULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.42B $152.67B $11.33M ETN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.9x 39.9x -2.2x ETN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.7x 27.7x — AEIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.6% +15.5% -95.0% AEIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% 12.8% -437.8% ETN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% 10.3% — ETN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.1x -45.4x UUU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.5% +1.2% -28.6% AEIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.6%/yr +18.4%/yr -6.0%/yr AEIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.1% 40.7% 96.7% ETN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 45/100 23/100 ETN

Percentile Scorecard

AEISETNUUU

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAEISETNUUU
Valuation 13 #177 of 203 14 #175 of 203 4 #54 of 56
Growth 76 #46 of 188 73 #52 of 188 0 #52 of 52
Profitability 54 #84 of 183 75 #47 of 183 4 #47 of 49
Financial Health 60 #87 of 217 20 #174 of 217 86 #9 of 56
Shareholder Returns 19 #124 of 153 43 #88 of 153 –
Overall 45 45 23
  • AEIS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ETN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • UUU ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAEISETNUUUSPY
1 month -16.7%-12.7%-26.1% -0.2%
3 months -14.8%-0.5%+1.4% +3.9%
6 months -36.9%-7.0%-38.3% +8.2%
Year to date +11.2%+20.6%-27.5% +12.9%
1 year +13.5%+1.2%-28.6% +12.3%
3 years +165.2%+96.7%+12.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.4%+25.3%+3.8% +23.3%
5 years +155.3%+132.9%-26.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +20.6%+18.4%-6.0% +10.9%
10 years +392.1%+516.8%+6.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.3%+20.0%+0.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEISETNUUUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.1%40.7%96.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.5%43.6%98.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.731.870.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.210.03-0.30 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-34.7%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.1%-16.5%-50.0% -1.2%
52-week high $389.05$459.94$7.48 $779.14
52-week low $188.88$315.82$3.12 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAEISETNUUU
P/E now vs peer median 41.3xmedian 25.2x 39.0xmedian 25.2x -2.2xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.9x 5.0xmedian 1.9x 10.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 14.0x 26.0xmedian 14.0x 125.8xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 106.5xmedian 21.7x 37.9xmedian 21.7x -8.9xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.3x 7.4xmedian 2.3x 3.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 11.25median 1.32 2.94median 1.32 0.03median 0.99

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAEISETNUUU
Revenue $2.04B $30.03B $1.13M
Gross profit $800.50M $10.78B $118.39K
Operating income $269.20M $5.32B -$4.86M
Net income $219.40M $3.83B -$4.96M
Free cash flow $87.50M $3.93B -$1.27M
R&D $246.60M $844.00M –
EPS (diluted) $5.19 $9.83 $-1.69
Cash & equivalents $1.40B $483.00M $3.71M
Total debt $3.30B $20.61B $4.96M
Shares (diluted) 42.30M 389.50M 2.94M
Enterprise value $5.78B $149.86B -$5.38M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAEISETNUUU
P/E 41.3x 39.0x -2.2x
P/FCF 106.5x 37.9x -8.9x
P/Operating cash flow 39.0x 30.1x -9.3x
P/S 4.6x 5.0x 10.0x
P/B 6.4x 7.4x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 6.9x 19.4x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 27.4x 26.0x 125.8x
EV/EBIT 34.1x 31.8x -1.7x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 5.6x 7.4x
EV/FCF 105.0x 43.0x -6.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.4x 34.2x -6.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.25 2.94 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEISETNUUU
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.6% 15.5% -95.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 10.8% -64.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.8% 8.7% -98.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 12.3% -73.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 216.7% 8.7% -1,912%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 15.9% -80.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 161.5% -2.4% -280.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 12.2% -91.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 133.8% -2.0% -241.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 13.3% -81.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% 21.9% -200.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 14.1% -36.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.8% 20.1% -203.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% 13.3% -36.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEISETNUUU
Gross margin 39.3% 35.9% 10.5%
EBITDA margin 16.5% 21.7% 5.8%
Operating margin 13.2% 17.7% -429.1%
Pretax margin 12.1% 16.1% -448.1%
Net margin 10.8% 12.8% -437.8%
FCF margin 4.3% 13.1% -111.9%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 16.5% -107.9%
Return on equity 15.4% 19.1% -148.1%
Return on assets 7.3% 6.9% -105.6%
Return on invested capital 10.3% 10.3% –
Return on capital employed 11.3% 12.2% -148.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEISETNUUU
Debt / assets 36.9% 36.7% 14.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.1x -45.4x
Debt / FCF 14.4x 5.2x -0.6x
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 63.9% 29.2%
Equity / assets 42.5% 36.1% 70.8%
Interest coverage 17.1x 12.0x -17.7x
Current ratio 3.8x 1.2x 3.4x
Quick ratio 2.8x 0.7x 2.8x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.1x 2.6x
Altman Z-score 4.81 3.69 -1.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEISETNUUU
Dividend yield 0.2% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.2% 1.5% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAEISETNUUU
Forward P/E 21.7xFY2026 27.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.74FY2026 $13.88FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +67.6%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% +14.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.55BFY2026 $31.83BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +25.2% +21.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEISETNUUU
Held by institutions 100.0% 84.7% 6.0%
Institutions holding 678 2,642 18
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% +1.6% +67.8%
Institutions buying 388 1,399 7
Institutions selling 218 892 1
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.57 7.00

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AEISETNUUU
AEIS 1.00 0.72 0.15
ETN 0.72 1.00 0.08
UUU 0.15 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEIS, ETN and UUU?

Eaton (ETN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $9.42B, Eaton (ETN) $152.67B, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) $11.33M.

Which stock is cheaper, AEIS, ETN and UUU?

Eaton (ETN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 42.9x, Eaton (ETN) 39.9x, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -2.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is cheapest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 21.7x, Eaton (ETN) 27.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +24.6%, Eaton (ETN) +15.5%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -95.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eaton (ETN) has the highest net margin (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%, Eaton (ETN) 12.8%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -437.8%). On return on invested capital, Eaton (ETN) leads (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.3%, Eaton (ETN) 10.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) returned the most: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +13.5%, Eaton (ETN) +1.2%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -28.6%. Over five years, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) compounded fastest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +20.6%/yr, Eaton (ETN) +18.4%/yr, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eaton (ETN) has been the steadiest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 65.1%, Eaton (ETN) 40.7%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) 96.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEIS, ETN and UUU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eaton (ETN) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.